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Mark Morton (other)
Mark Morton may refer to: * Mark Morton (politician) (1865–1938), New South Wales politician * Mark Morton (businessman) (1858–1951), co-founder of Morton Salt * Mark Morton (guitarist) (born 1972), guitarist with Lamb of God * Mark Steven Morton (born 1963), Canadian author * Mark Morton (double bassist) (born 1962), professor of double bass at Texas Tech University {{hndis, Morton, Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Morton (politician)
Mark Fairles Morton (28 September 1865 – 28 September 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born near Nowra to surveyor Henry Gordon Morton and Jane, ''née'' Fairlies. He attended Numbaa Public School and Hurstville College in Goulburn before working on the bridge over the Shoalhaven River at Nowra. He subsequently worked as a stock agent before settling in Nowra as an auctioneer. He served on Nowra Council from 1896, with a period as mayor in 1901. From 1906 to 1916 he was a member of the Aborigines Protection Board. On 6 March 1907, he married Minnie Fuller, with whom he had a son; on 23 April 1919 he married Sarah Emily Fuller. From a political family, his brothers Philip and Henry and his nephew Pat also served in the New South Wales Parliament, while his brother-in-law George Fuller was Premier. In 1901, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Shoalhaven. Shoalhaven was renamed Allowrie in 1904. By the time propo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Morton (businessman)
Mark Morton (November 22, 1858 – June 25, 1951) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded the Morton Salt Company. Early life He was born in 1858 in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, J. Sterling Morton, was acting territorial governor of Nebraska, a former United States Secretary of Agriculture, and founder of Arbor Day. His mother, Caroline Joy Morton, was the only Caucasian woman present at the signing of the 1854 "Treaty with the Omaha" which paved the way for Nebraska's statehood. He grew up at the family home at Arbor Lodge, and attended public schools in Nebraska City."Mark Morton, 92, Led Salt Concern," ''New York Times,'' June 26, 1951. At the age of 18, Mark Morton went to work for his older brother, Paul Morton, as a clerk for the Burlington Railroad. In 1882, he became a salesman for the Harvey Lumber Co. of Chicago, and in 1890 was made superintendent of the main plant of the Nebraska City Packing Co. Later in life, he was also president of the Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Morton (guitarist)
Mark Duane Morton (born November 25, 1972) is an American musician and digital projects manager who is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Lamb of God. Early life Morton grew up near Williamsburg, Virginia. His first band was Axis, which was composed of other local youth, one being Ryan Lake of Alabama Thunderpussy fame. Morton played rhythm guitar. The band became a popular local act winning the local battle of the bands competition, known as Stockwood, in 1988. Career Morton, Chris Adler, and John Campbell met in 1990 at Virginia Commonwealth University where they were room mates. Several years later, they formed a band under the name "Burn the Priest". Morton soon left to pursue a master's degree, and the band added guitarist Abe Spear, and vocalist, Randy Blythe. After a couple years apart, Morton rejoined the group and Burn the Priest released a self titled full-length album. He was credited as "Duane" on the album "New American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Steven Morton
Mark Morton (born 1963) is a Canadian author. He is best known for non-fiction books and articles on language, history, and food culture. He is also the co-founder of the Winnipeg International Writers Festival and former writer and broadcaster for CBC Radio One. Biography Morton was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and grew up on a small grain and cattle farm in that province. He attended the University of Regina for a BA and then the University of Toronto for an MA and PhD in Early Modern English Literature, focusing on The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. Awards * Nominee for the 1997 Julia Child Award in the Food Reference/Technical category (Calphalon Award) * Recipient of the 2003 Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction Publications Morton has written four non-fiction books on topics pertaining to language, history, and food culture: ''Cupboard Love''; ''The End''; ''The Lover's Tongue''; and ''Cooking with Shakespeare''. From 2001 to 2012, he was also a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
